Climbing or trailing rose



8- 8, 1931, H. F. BOSENBERG Plant CLIMBING OR TRAILING ROSE Filed Aug. 6, 1930 0w T. i Eu VB R F n m Patented Aug. 18, 193i Pl t P t, 1

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HENRY F. BOSENBERG, OF NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR 1'0 LOUIS O. SCHUIBERT, OF NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY CLIMBING on 'rnanme nose Application filed August 6, 1930. Serial No. 473,410.

My invention relates to improvements in succession of blossoms on a single plant from roses of the type known as climbing or trailabout the end of May to the middle of Noing roses in which the central or main stalks vember, or until stopped by frost. acquire considerable length and when given No claim 1s made as to novelty 1n color or a moderate support climb and branch out in other physlcal characteristics of the individ- 55 various directions. ual blossoms, nor as to the foliage or grow- In roses it is ery desirable to have 3, Ion ing habits of this I'OSG other than as described period of blooming. This has been acquire above. in non-climbing roses of the type ordinarily I claim:

called monthly roses or everblooming roses. A climbing rose as herein shown and deso My invention now gives the true everbloomscribed, characterized by its everblooming ing character to climbing roses. habit.

The following description and accompany- In testimony whereof I afiix my signature ing illustrations apply to my improvements hereunto. upon the well known variety Dr. Van Fleet, HENRY F. BOSENBERG.

with which my new plant is identical as respects color and form of flower, general climbing. qualities, foliage and hardiness, but from. which it differs radically in flowering habits 20 but the same everblooming habits may be attained by breeding this new quality into other varieties of climbing roses.

Figure I shows (1) a flower that is just dropping its petals, (2) a bud about to open,

2a (3 a terminal bud just forming on a large 76 si e shoot, and (4) a new shoot which has not yet finished its growth and formed buds at its terminus. This shoot would not appear on the branch illustrated until several weeks so later than the stage of development shown, 80

when it would grow out ordinarily from the axil of the first or second leaf below the bloomed-off flower. (5) shows a second way in which new flowering shoots form, by

35 branching OK on a short stem immediately 35 or closely adjacent to the blossom that has just finished blooming. Figure II shows a further method of branching and bud formation in cases where the bloom has been all out 01f, but the formation of new flowerin shoots is not dependent upon pruning 0% the 'old blossoms. It is evident that this succession of blooms continuously or intermittently supplied by new shoots branching 45 out throughout the summer and fall gives w the' true everblooming character. When own in the latitude of New Brunswick, ew Jersey, my new climbing rose named The New Dawn and illustrated herewith in exact drawings from photographs, provides a 

